Lighting system for a vehicle light

A lighting system (1) for a vehicle light, or a motor vehicle headlight, comprising:

• a first illuminant (L1), which is designed to emit light along a first light emission direction (R1);
• a second illuminant (L2), comprising a plurality of individually controllable light sources (2), wherein the individual light sources (2) are arranged spaced apart from one another on a light source support (3) of the second illuminant (L2) and designed to emit light along a second light emission direction (R2), which is different from the first light emission direction (R1);
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• a light guide (4), which comprises an optical fibre, which is arranged downstream of the second illuminant (L2) along the second light emission direction (R2), wherein the light guide (4) has a first light entry section (4a), from which an outer surface (5) delimiting the light guide extends away along an axial longitudinal extension (x) of the light guide (4), wherein a rear side of the outer surface (5) is designed as the second light entry section (4b) and a front side of the outer surface (5) opposite the rear side is designed as a light exit section (4c),
• wherein the light guide (4) is arranged relative to the first illuminant (L1) in such a way that light emitted by the first illuminant (L1) enters the light guide (4) via the first light entry section (4a), wherein light injected by the first illuminant (L1) propagates axially within the outer surface (5), at least in sections, along the longitudinal extension (x) of the light guide (4), wherein the light guide (4) is designed in such a way that light that enters via the first light entry section (4a) exits via the light exit section (4c) of the light guide (4) along the second light emission direction (R2), wherein the light exit section (4c), is designed for diffuse scattering,
• wherein the light guide (4) is arranged relative to the second illuminant (L2) in such a way that the longitudinal extension (x) of the light guide (4) is oriented substantially orthogonal to the second light emission direction (R2), the second light entry section (4b) of the outer surface (5) faces the second illuminant (L2) and the light exit section (4c) of the outer surface (5) faces away from the second illuminant (L2),
• wherein the lighting system (1) has a light guiding channel element (6), which is arranged between the second illuminant (L2) and the rear side of the outer surface (5), wherein the light guiding channel element (6) has a plurality of light guiding channels (7) arranged next to one another, which open out at the second light entry section (4b) of the outer surface (5), wherein each light source (2) of the second illuminant (L2) is associated with a light guiding channel (7) in such a way that light from a light source (2) enters the light guiding channel (7) associated with the light source (2) via a light entry area (7a) of the light guiding channel (7) and exits the light guiding channel (7) via a light exit area (7b) of the light guiding channel (7), wherein the light guiding channel element (6) is arranged relative to the rear side of the outer surface (5) in such a way that each light exit area (7b) is associated with a partial region of the second light entry section (4b) such that light that exits a light exit area (7b) of a certain light guiding channel (7) strikes that partial region of the second light entry section (4b) associated with the light exit area (7b) of the corresponding light guiding channel (7),
• wherein light that enters via the partial regions of the second light entry section (4b) passes radially through the light guide (4) and exits via the light exit section (4c) of the light guide (4) along the second light emission direction (R2),
• wherein each light guiding channel (7) is formed by a wall (8) which delimits the light guiding channel (7) and which extends between the light entry area (7a) and the light exit area (7b) along the second light emission direction (R2), wherein the wall (8) has side surfaces (8a, 8b, 8c, 8d), which are designed in such a way that a light beam entering the light guiding channel (7) from a light source (2) of the second illuminant (L2) is wider at the light exit area (7b) than at the light entry area (7a) due to reflection or scattering on side surfaces (8a, 8b) in a first plane (E1), which is orientated parallel to the axial longitudinal extension (x) of the light guide (4),
• wherein a light beam entering the light guiding channel (7) from a light source (2) of the second illuminant (L2) is narrower at the light exit area (7b) than at the light entry area (7a) due to reflection or scattering on side surfaces (8c, 8d) in a second plane (E2), which is oriented orthogonal to the first plane (E1) and orthogonal to the axial longitudinal extension (x) of the light guide (4),
• wherein the lighting system (1) further comprises a cover lens (9), which is arranged along the second light emission direction (R2) downstream of the light guiding channel element (6) and downstream of the light guide (4), wherein the cover lens (9) has a retaining portion (9a) to which the light guide (4) is attached, and
• wherein the light guiding channel element (6) has an attachment section (6a) to which the light guide (4) is attached, wherein the attachment section (6a) ends at the cover lens (9), whereby the light guide (4) is held in position by the cover lens (9) and the attachment section (6a).